Oh, Marta, don't ever say that (about those flashy full page ads).  
They are, indeed, our bread and butter, and our peanut butter and  
jelly . . . and the reason why we only charge $18 for a year's  
subscription. If nothing else, try to appreciate them for their  
layout, photography and other esthetic values.

As for Quark/Pagemaker, about 10 years ago our printer insisted that  
we make the move from Pagemaker to Quark. Quark was much more  
advanced in its ability to produce error-free Postscript files,  
handle trapping (the art of turning a grid of dots into a clean- 
looking dividing line where two different colors meet on a page) and  
do several other behind-the-scenes processes that allowed printers to  
handle digital files efficiently.

Quark quickly became the dominant page layout program for magazines,  
ad agencies and most of the publishing world. Now, Adobe InDesign  
appears to be headed towards that same dominance, partly because  
Quark was slow to upgrade to a usable OS X version, and because of  
InDesign's built-in compatibility with other Adobe programs like  
Acrobat, Distiller, Photoshop and Illustrator. Our October issue will  
be the first that we've designed completely in InDesign. If all goes  
well, it  will be our design platform for the foreseeable future.

Dan


> I am always amazed when I read Dan Crutcher, and then, when I see  
> the Louisville Magazine I say to myself : How did they ever do  
> this?  ( Of course i could do without what is their bread and  
> butter, those flashy  full page ads!)



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